Kate asked in a whisper as the most intimidating man she’d ever met stood so close, she could feel his body’s heat. “I already have.” His haunting blue eyes shifted to her and she detected the faintest bit of humor behind his resolute gaze. She admired that resolution and the deadly abilities she sensed in him. This was a man who had not lived a quiet life. No, even for a shifter, this Slade had lived a life of adventure, followed by purpose. She was able to sense that much about him. That, and he was the absolute most devastating male she’d ever encountered. His magic tickled hers and had felt decidedly naughty when he’d let it out to twine up her arm during that handshake. One or two magic users had tried that trick in the past, but the feel of their power had always sickened her. Not so with Slade. No, with him, she wanted another taste, another tickle of his beguiling power. Dangerous.
